This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend the No Bull Crossfit Games in Madison, WI. I was able to see the world’s best men and women compete for the title of fittest on earth. Though Tia Claire Toomey and Justin Medeiros took home top prizes, there was one performance that simply blew me away. That performance was of Annie Thorisdottir (Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir).
Here are 3 reasons why Annie’s performance stands out amongst the rest of the field:
Annie became a mother almost a year to the day of her third place finish at the games. She had to deal with all of the challenges of becoming a mother (repairing here body, breast feeding, lack of sleep), during a pandemic, and overcome tremendous competition just to make it back to the Games.
This is Annie’s first podium appearance since 2017. When most women’s performances diminish as they age, the 31 year old Icelander has improved. She has been competing at the games since she was 17 years old back in 2009, and aside from a year off from a back injury, she has made it to the Games 11 times!
When the pressure was on, Annie didn’t blink. Though she was 5 points out of 3rd place going into Sunday, Annie showed amazing athleticism and posting top 4 performances on all Sunday events.
Every mother (and father) can look to Annie for inspiration. Just because you have a child doesn’t mean your best days are behind you. For some, the best are yet to come!